Battle of the Third Reich

The performance of the individual infantry equipment of the German infantry cannot be said to be advanced, but the quality and workmanship are very excellent, and it is worthy of the product of the old military industry enterprise. . Those who participated in the winter test are those conventional weapons in the past, mainly to test the reliability and use of weapons under low temperature conditions.

Fabien and Dutch Shell jointly developed antifreeze gun oil, which has been tested in the laboratory ice storage at low temperature to ensure normal use under minus 40 degrees.

Gun oil is different from lubricating oil. Of course, it also has a certain lubricating effect, but the main purpose of gun oil is to clean the surface of weapon parts and cover it with an anti-rust layer to prevent the corrosion of weapon parts.

The gunpowder residue has a certain degree of corrosiveness. After each use, you need to wipe the barrel, barrel and gun machine as soon as possible to avoid rust. Even if the paint or blue-treated gun shell is covered, it will be worn due to use. It gradually loses its protective effect, and only frequent maintenance can increase the service life of the weapon and avoid failures during use.

The Germans have very strict weapons maintenance procedures, and soldiers will spontaneously maintain their weapons when they are free, because the experience on the battlefield tells them that weapons are their second life.

In the history of the German army, conventional gun oil was still used on the Eastern Front. These gun oils became extremely viscous at low temperatures, and even solidified in the extreme cold. The consequence was that the movement of automatic weapons was hindered and the spring strength was reduced. If the retraction is not in place, the bullet cannot be loaded normally.

Especially for light machine guns, the German squad tactics are completely revolved around this weapon. Once the machine guns and submachine guns in the squad fail, the entire infantry squad can only rely on a few rifles and grenades to resist the red army's charge.

As for whether the rifle gun will be frozen, it depends on the maintenance level of the soldier. The rifle does not need to be coated with a lot of lubricating oil like the machine gun, so it is rare that the gun will be completely frozen unless the soldier is a Novices, they put too much gun oil on their weapons.

The temperature in Norway at this time has not reached the peak required for the test, but it is said that this winter will be particularly cold. The test team is expected to stay until the spring of the next year, and conduct combat exercises under various extreme temperatures to get the most detailed Data, and find out the current German winter tactical loopholes

The head of state found the winter combat instructor for the test team. It was a group of reticent Finnish soldiers. At first, they didn’t seem to be used to contact strangers, and in their eyes, the Germans were overly enthusiastic, so they didn’t know what to do. Handle.

But then speaking of the experience of the cold zone combat, these people showed a very high level of professionalism. They all participated in the Sufen war that has just ended, and each person has at least fifty Red Army dead souls.

They carefully taught the Germans how to survive in the snowy woodland, how to rely on tools and the naked eye to find the right direction, you can’t all count on the compass, the gadgets often fail at low temperatures, and under the thick snow, you simply look for Without the traces of the road, the sun cannot be used to identify the direction in the snow and wind. If you do not have certain knowledge of survival, it is easy to get lost in the snowfield and even lose your life.

The famous [Hakkoda Mountain Marching Victims] in the history of the Japanese Army was lost due to a snowstorm. As a result, a 210-strong reinforcement squadron almost wiped out the entire snowstorm. (Captain! I have seen that tree! ∑(っ°Д°;)っ)

The Finns have a complete set of winter snow tactics, because they have been tested by actual combat and are what the Germans need most. The Finns also saw through the German army’s plan, which was obviously preparing for the Soviet operation, so they almost unreservedly gave all the lessons and lessons they learned in the Soviet-Finnish War to Germany in detail. people.

The Finnish officers saw the dawn of regaining their lost ground, so that they almost devoted themselves to training, in order that in the future Soviet-German war, the knowledge they taught the Germans could bring more to the Soviet Red Army Loss.

During this time, Finland and Germany frequently exchanged secret agents. The provisions of the alliance agreement are being negotiated. Once the two parties sign a treaty, Finland will fully cooperate with the German military operations on the northern line after the war broke out, even when the conditions are ripe. After that, he directly attacked the Soviet Union.

Finland’s foundation is not thick, and it is closely attached to the Soviet Union. Although the previous war won tactically, the national power and military power also suffered heavy losses. Before re-arming Finland, it is a bit impractical for them to contain the Soviet Union. Xu Jun did not count on them too much, he now only needs them to provide combat experience with the Soviet army to train his German soldiers, how to fight and survive in the snow and ice.

The German polar test squads are well-supplied, full of morale, sophisticated weapons, and rich combat experience. Coupled with a group of Finnish instructors who are familiar with tundra operations, the Norwegian ice and snow can not hinder them much, but because of a pile of new and delicious military food, they can from time to time. Have fun, if the lack of entertainment on the ice sheet, the soldiers are happy to return.

Compared with infantry units, armored forces are much more difficult to test. In addition to the same individual equipment tests as infantry, they also have to test the combat and use of the main armored vehicles and motor vehicles currently equipped by the Germans in low temperature environments, as well as in Supply and maintenance work in cold temperatures.

The armored test squadron was almost close to brigade-scale at this time. There was almost a regiment of various test vehicles combined. There were also a bunch of logistics, maintenance, reconnaissance and communication units. There were more than 2,000 people scattered and scattered. Technicians sent to major military industrial enterprises and administrative officers of the Army Ordnance Department.

The German army is not without any research on the use of armored vehicles in winter. The winter in Germany is also icy and snowy. The armored tank troops often conduct winter exercises, but even the coldest winter night in Germany is compared with the cold night in Norway. It's as warm as spring.

Close to northern Norway, such as the mountains near Narvik, the temperature in winter can drop to minus 20 degrees casually, causing the German armored soldiers who have no psychological preparation to suffer a lot. According to the report of the local meteorological department, after entering the deep winter, the temperature of the ice sheet in northern Norway will drop to minus 30 degrees, and the extreme temperature may even reach minus 40 degrees, making the Germans feel like they are listening to the fantasy.

The anti-skid teeth originally cast by the German tank track are suitable for marching in the snow, but they have caused great damage to asphalt and cement roads. At present, most of the track plates of German tanks are equipped with Yuanming removable rubber blocks, which can well protect the road surface and effectively reduce the noise of the tank in progress.

However, if it encounters icy roads, the rubber block may slip. If it happens to encounter a downhill road, the tank will become an uncontrolled sled. This is not funny for the tank driver, if he can’t rush out Braking the tank in front of the road is likely to cause a car accident. Therefore, when encountering a dangerous road section, the rubber block must be removed to use the conventional track march.

The head of state specifically invented the removable anti-skid nails for the semi-tracked vehicles currently equipped by the German army. They can be screwed on both sides of the track shoe. Two four-tooth anti-skid nails are installed every five track shoes. The installation tool requires only one wrench and one It takes only 20 minutes for the skilled mechanics to complete the refitting, and it is very easy to replace in case of damage, but the driver needs to start the vehicle to cooperate during installation and disassembly, otherwise it can only use jacks and cranes, so the modification time is very long It's hard to control.

When the troop transporter enters a dangerous section or needs to march in the snow, the troops can install such anti-skid teeth in advance, and in the domestic transportation dispatch process, they use conventional crawlers to travel.

At the same time, the head of state also prepared winter lubricants for all vehicles. This is not a high-tech invention. Similar products have been studied in Sweden and Finland. Technically, there is not much difficulty. Shell and French did not spend much time to produce a product with good performance. To put it plainly, it is to adjust the additive composition in the engine oil so that it will not solidify at low temperatures and maintain a certain lubricating viscosity. .

This lubricating oil can also be used on artillery and other heavy equipment, but it can only be replaced after the temperature drops below zero, because this lubricating oil is too thin at normal temperature to achieve the lubricating effect of normal oil.

Faben is working hard to develop the kind of compound lubricant proposed by the head of state, which can be used normally at any temperature, but involves the need to replace the manufacturing process, there are many problems to be solved, if you want to take out the finished product, you may have to wait It takes only half a year.

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